Mattress.



No. 819,903. PATENTED MAY 8, 1906. P. MAUSSNER.

MATTRESS.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 15, 1905.

Witnesses: [nz/anion' mmm 6 edmzkmumr UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

MATTRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application tiled August 16, 1905. Serial No. 274,257. i

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK MAUssNER,

a subject ofthe German Emperor, residing at i Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Mattresses, of which the following is aspecication.

My invention relates to improvements in io mattresses, and particularlyto mattresses used in the sick-room or hospital.

The object of my invention is to construct a sanitary mattress whichwill protect the patient and which ma be readily taken i 5 apart andcleansed and ried.

In my improved mattress the lower or main mattress portion is protectedb v a vfaterproof covering, and above said waterproof covering isrovided a thick porous mat zo through which the exudations from the bodyof the patient may percolate and be collected by the said waterproofcovering of the main mattress ortion. The porous mat is of sufcientthickness to kee the patient above z 5 the moisture that is coliictedupon the said water roof covering.

Re erring to the drawings, Fi ure 1- is a perspective view of mylimprove mattress, showing a ortion of t e same broken or in 3o sections.ig. 2 is a sectional View of a portion ofthe mattress, as on line 2 2,Fi 1.

In the drawings, A represents a tic which incases the parts com risingthe mattress. The tick has a remova le to a, secured to 3 5 the sideieces a. by means of uttons a?, carried by t e said side ieces. Thepiece a has a blind fold as, in w ich are yformed the but'- tonholes, sothat the buttons will not show.

The main mattress portion B of the mat- 4o tress is constructed in theusual manner of making mattresses. A protecting-cover C, of water roofmaterial, is used to protect the said main mattress ortion B from anyinjury by moisture. he waterproof covering C may be lmade in the form ofa casing to inclose the main mattress portion B, as shown, or awaterproof draw-sheet may be used to protect the main mattress portioninstead of the casing without departing from my inven- 5o tion.

Above the waterproof covering C is the porous pad D,which may be made offelt, ber, or interwoven hair, but preferablythe latter, to permit thewater to readily pass through the pad D to the waterproof covering U,

where it will be retained until the mattress can be taken apart andcleansed.

The advantages of my invention. are that by arranging the differentparts of the mattress as above described the main mattress portion willbe protected Jfrom injury by moisture, the waterproof covering willcollect the water, and said covering may readily be removed and dried,and the porous pad is of suilicient thickness to raise the patient abovethe waterproofcovering to prevent the body of the atient from coming incontact with the moisture upon the said waterproof covering.

My improved mattress is particularly adapted for general use, as it canbe manufactured at a small cost. A cheap vegetable fiber may be used forlling the main mattress portion, which when used in connection with theinterwoven hair pad will have the effect of a hair mattress and can bemade at a much lower cost than a mattress made entirely of hair. t

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. The combination in a mattress, of a porous ad, a mainmattress (portion, a waterproo covering between sai porous pad and saidmain mattress portion, and a tick to incase the above-mentioned parts,substantially as described.

2. The combination in a mattress, of a porousfpad, a main mattressportion, a waterproo covering to incase said main mattress portion andprotect the same, said porous pad bein of suflicient thickness to raisethe patient'a ove said waterprf of covering, and a tick to incase saidabovementioned parts to comdplete the mattress, substantially asdescribe 3. The combinationin a mattress, of a porous ad, a mainmattress ortion, a waterproo covering between sai porous pad and saidmain mattress portion, a tick to incase said above-mentioned parts, andsaid tick having a removable top, substantially as describe In testimonywhereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK MAUSSNER. 4

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